# K973173: Powerstar Bipolar Scissors

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: ETHICON, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 29, 1997 after 65 days
- Product code: GEI (Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4400
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
9 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 10 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) PowerStar Bipolar Scissors: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K981219: Oscar Bipolar Scissors and Oscar Bipolar Reusable Cartridges (1998), 8 descendants of its own
- K992996: Enable Endoscopic Bipolar Scissors (1999), 7 descendants of its own
- K001330: Sovereign Bipolar Instruments (2000), 6 descendants of its own
- K030890: Switchblade (2003), 3 descendants of its own
- K113407: Snowden Pencer Laparoscopic Ergonomic Reposable Scissors (2012), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
The PowerStar Bipolar Scissors are non-sterile, reusable devices intended to facilitate cutting and bipolar coagulation of soft tissue in open surgical procedures such as general, gynecological, oncologic, vascular, plastic, thoracic, ear, nose and throat, urological, and cardiovascular surgeries.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K973173
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology